Project Management

Pravin Ambast

**** ****** ***** ***** * Plainsboro, NJ 08536 * 609-***-**** *

*************@*****.***

Permanent Resident of the United States of America

Professional Profile

Business Analysis * Process Reengineering * IT/ERP Project Management &

Development

Analytical, enthusiastic, and innovative IT professional with over 3 years

in project management and business analysis skills. Recognized project

management skills geared towards the delivery of complex, large-scale

global projects on time and within budget. Practiced in clarifying business

requirements, designing process and system improvements to increase

productivity and reduce costs, and implementing Financial Accounting

systems using PeopleSoft. Strong interpersonal skills, highly adept at

diplomatically facilitating discussions and negotiations with stakeholders.

Additional areas of expertise include:

. Process Analysis & Redesign

. Change Control Management

. Cost & Resource Estimates

. Cross-Functional Team Management

. Project Management & Tracking

. Project & Delivery Methodologies

. Systems Development

. Budgeting & Planning

. Project Risk & Scope

Technical Skills and Certifications

< Databases: Oracle 7/8/8i (8.1.7.4.0), Sybase, MS Access.

< Programming Languages: Java using Oracle9i JDeveloper, Perl, Korn Shell,

Java Script.

< DB-Interface Programming: Oracle PL/SQL, Sybase Transact-SQL.

< Modeling: ERD, DFD, Use Cases, OO Diagrams.

< Project Management: SDLC methodology based on PMBOK, MS Project.

< Collaboration: SharePoint 2007, MeetingPlace, Webex.

< Reporting Tools: Oracle Developer/2000 (Reports 3.0 and Forms 4.5),

Reports 6i.

< Certification: Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), January 2000

Professional Experience

Project Management Associate / Business Analyst July 2007 -

Present

CREDIT SUISSE, NEW YORK, NY

Project Management:

. Ensured all global IT initiatives complied with corporate SDLC+ and CSP+

methodologies based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).

Mentored team in methodology and encouraged best practices to ensure

successful delivery of projects.

. Provided compliance oversight improving audit predictability for firm's

incremental review process.

. Established a systematic and effective process for tracking actuals

versus budget of a global team of more than fifty resources. Monitored

costs of multiple related projects and provided periodic reports to

senior management on variances and progress of the projects.

. Contributed to the team's Book of Work management processes by setting up

templates for time and status reporting which in turn assisted the

internal budgeting and management reviews.

. Managed project risk as a key member of a team responsible for risk

assessment and analysis of global IT initiatives. Established a process

to maintain a prioritized risk checklist to monitor and communicate risks

effectively and expeditiously.

. Supported development and implementation of measurable Program

performance metrics and monitored project progress against target

objectives.

. Prepared and provided weekly status reports to senior management.

Assisted in developing project schedules and ensured milestones were met

according to schedule.

. Customized and administered SharePoint sites for team collaboration.

Established best-practices to enhance end-user experience and promote

both system efficiency and maintainability.

Business Analysis:

. Conducted business analysis for a firm-wide Accounts Payable

reengineering initiative. Facilitated business process review sessions

with global users, and gathered user and system requirements. Refactored

the firm's Accounts Payable operations to increase employee productivity,

improve service delivery, and facilitate accurate financial reporting.

Developed detailed specifications of future state process flows to be

implemented using an ERP package of choice.

. Created test cases and managed the systems integration testing phase of

the PeopleSoft-based Payments System.

. Authored a well-received User's guide and training manual for the

PeopleSoft-based Pay Cycle Management System.

Technology Analyst Intern Summer

2006

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO., NEW YORK, NY

Enhanced functionality of Web-based applications using Perl, JSP, Java

Script, and HTML.

Developed stored procedures in Sybase Transact-SQL to generate Web-based

reports.

Created financial models in Excel using VBA.

Wrote Korn shell scripts to automate archive strategy.

Programmer/Systems Analyst September

2002 - October 2003

COMPUTECH COMPUTERS INC., NEW YORK, NY

Developed reports using Oracle Reports 6i and PL/SQL on Oracle 8/8i

database.

Designed databases and generated DDL scripts for physical implementation.

Education

Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS)

NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (NJIT), NEWARK, NJ, 2007

. GPA: 4.0

Master of Science in Zoology

CHAUDHARY CHARAN SINGH (C.C.S.) UNIVERSITY, MEERUT, INDIA, 1996

Bachelor of Science in Zoology

GAUHATI UNIVERSITY, GAUHATI, INDIA, 1992[pic]

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